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WEBER v. HEANEY

No. 92-2458.

995 F.2d 872 (1993)

John Vincent WEBER; James M. Ramstad; David F. Durenberger, Appellees, v. William M. HEANEY; Bruce D. Willis; Vanne O. Hayes; Elsa M. Carpenter; Douglas R. Ewald; Emily Ann Staples, in their capacities as members of the Minnesota Ethical Practices Board; Minnesota Ethical Practices Board; Michael A. McGrath, in his capacity as Minnesota State Treasurer; Dorothy A. McClung, in her capacity as Minnesota Commissioner of Revenue, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 17, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jocelyn F. Olson, Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, MN, argued, for appellants.

Douglas A. Kelley, Minneapolis, MN, argued, for appellees.

Vivian Clair, Washington, DC, argued, for amicus curiae Federal Election Com'n.

Before FAGG, MAGILL, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

This case addresses the following issue: whether the Minnesota Congressional Campaign Reform Act, that establishes a system by which federal congressional candidates may agree to limit campaign expenditures and receive state funding for their campaigns, is preempted by the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA). The district court1 held that the Campaign Reform Act was preempted, granted the plaintiffs' motion for...

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